, 1887-10-09
C~0RRALLING THEM.
Mccoy and ZONES Surrounded Near
C%hugWater.
Their Capture Prevented by Dark
ness Friday Evening.
They Will Be Taken in Their
Slippers SomGtime To-day.


The officials were unusually reticent
last evening concerning news received
from the posses in search of the escaped
prisoners. 1t was admitted that import
ant information had been received, and its
import and substance were fully stated,
but no particulars would be divulged
The exercise of persuasion and strategy
invariably elected the same answer: I'VE
have something tangible and definite, but
do not care to have it published. Those
criminals have friends in Cheyenne to-day
who are placing every obstacle in the path
OF the officials that they can in an under
hand manner. Had it not been for the
assistance rendered the escaped criminals
by these friends the gang would have
been returned to their cells within five
hours after the delivery"
1t was rumored about the streets early
last evening that Mccoy had been
wounded and captured. Many people
expressed the hope that the wound would
not prevent his return to the Laramie
county jail and subsequent punishment for
the murder of Chas. Gum. and then fell
to wondering if the report was true. An
investigation developed the fact that it
was unfounded, but that such a thing
might transpire any time In the ensuing
t~wenty-four hours.
Sheriff S~harpless was in communication
with the leader of one of his searching
parties for some time last evening. Ex-
actly what was said could not be learned,
but that officials face was wreathed in
smiles as he asserted that there was at
last some definite information as to the
whereabouts of the men.
1t is believed that Mccoy and Leroy
will be safely lodged in their old quarters
tomorrow night. These two men, still
in their slippers, so a reporter is author
i~tatively informed, are completely sur
rounded within twenty-five miles of
Chugwater station. This confirms the
first impression of the officials, which was
that these worthless would certainly strike
for the north. They would have been
captured Friday night but for stormy
weather and dense darkness.
Oscar Sharpless, Stock Inspector Reese
and Chas. Moore are in this section,
while four other posses, led by the best
men obtainable, are within calling dis
lance. These five parties have, for the
past thirty-six hours been stalking the
vicinity where the fugitives are supposed
to be in hiding. Oscar Sharpless and his
companions were upon the trail of the
criminals for several hours Friday after
noon and evening, but lost it during the
night and did not strike the scent again
until late yesterday afternoon, when a
messenger was sent to the nearest tele.
phone station to inform the authorities
here.
The man hunters are closing in upon
the prey as the natives in India surround
the dreaded tiger. They formed a circle
about the fugutives almost without know
ing it, although all plans we're carefully
laid with that object in view.
The news will be i~oyfully received by
all and should be a fact for general reioio
ing. The escape of these desperate char
acters was a deplorable event. Their re-
capture is sufficient provocation for the
occurrence of a celebration.